Melissa Sheedy

Credentials: German, Nordic, & Slavic+

Website: Melissa Sheedy's website

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Melissa Ann Sheedy […] is relentlessly compassionate, analytic, and motivated to help her students love the subject she has dedicated herself to as a teaching professor. When I took Dr. Sheedy’s Kafka class, I was hospitalized for a week for psychiatric issues and had to catch up on a lot of my work. Dr. Sheedy was exceedingly patient and supportive of me, and herself graded things so I could have more time to turn them in. Moreover, I have never seen a class the size of Dr. Sheedy’s been so enthralled by the way a professor teaches before, and so passionate. She really makes you think deeply about Kafka’s life and related genres of work while being funny, charismatic and attuned to people’s needs. Because of her, despite what happened to me, I was able to submit an honors project that was truly worked around my passion for creativity and storytelling and incorporated the class teachings. Additionally, Dr. Sheedy did not stop being my teacher just because I was no longer enrolled in her classes — she has written me countless recommendations on short notice, nominated me for an award and simply been there to talk about our lives and opinions. Dr. Sheedy is an amazing person and has invigorated my love for Kafka’s readings. She is a truly unique teacher who embodies going above and beyond in the honors way.”